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In an isolated zombie outbreak, would the apprehended zombie have to stand trial?

Asked by King_Pariah (11484points) March 15th, 2012

Say there’s a small outbreak and say that the zombie in question ate so much of it’s victims that they couldn’t rise from the dead. Anyway, after it’s small rampage, let’s say the police were able to apprehend this zombie. Having once been human, would this zombie have to face trial? What sort of verdict would it potentia
ly recieve? Would it be allowed parole? What pleas/arguments could it’s lawyer make?

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Blackberry's avatar

Um, no. It’s a zombie….....It can’t talk and doesn’t know what it’s doing.

King_Pariah's avatar

Doesn’t know what its doing… Couldn’t that be grounds for an insanity plea?

Coloma's avatar

No, the zombie is not in it’s right mind, so it would be sent to a hospital for criminally insane zombies. lol

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

How are you going to find a jury of his or her peers?

saint's avatar

No. The Zombie, as an oppressed minority, and unable to accumulate political and economic “power” would be be allowed to continue eating, in the name of offsetting this percieved injustice, but actually just to get votes in the next election.
Sort of like this http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/northern-arapaho-indian-tribe-kill-bald-eagles-article-1.1038792?localLinksEnabled=false

wundayatta's avatar

There would be no apprehended zombies. Zombies chew to the last brain.

6rant6's avatar

I’m pretty sure there’s something in the Patriot Act that exempts zombies from due process.

WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

There can’t possibly be a trial, because said zombie already devoured the judge and lawyers. I’m afraid if we wanted him to be stopped, we’d have to go vigilante on his undead ass.

mazingerz88's avatar

@King_Pariah It’s a Dead plea.

Coloma's avatar

All zombies should be sent out for hard labor on a chain gang, forced to work til their arms fall off, which won’t take much. lol

talljasperman's avatar

No…not unless someone can make money off it. Just like trying to sue a ghost? Unless you have seen the last South Park episode

Zaku's avatar

What @6rant6 said above!

ucme's avatar

What for….jaywalking?
While we’re at it, let’s put God up for trial for impersonating Charlton Heston.

Berserker's avatar

They could try, but the zombie wouldn’t be responsive, obviously. It would be a waste of time trying, but then again, I once heard this thing about a government in some African that wanted monkeys to pay taxes because they took up a lot of place…jeez.

I admit it would be interesting to see though.

ZEPHYRA's avatar

Nope, zombies are a law unto themselves, no trial.

ratboy's avatar

If the zombie had incorporated himself and thereby made himself a person.

HungryGuy's avatar

No. A zombie has the equivalent intelligence of a bug.

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